Garment supporter



T. L. CAUDLE.

' yGARMEM suPPoRTER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 25,1920.

1,411,160. Patented 1111.281922.

2. SHEETS-SHEET l.

n y 6M Ano/Mfrs a 'resident ofWadeSbOrO, in* the ticularly an' improvement on my UNITED STATES, iwi'liaila'ifA 'Application lined Jury rze) sists in the constructions, -confil'iinations Iand arrangement herein described and claimed.'

One of the foremost objeets'of -theinven`-'- tion' is to providea` device forsupporting trousers, by the us'ejof which su'spendersmayv i be dispensedv with entirely and a belt Worn' iorap'pe'a'rances only. Y Y, Y, Y A, further object; off'the invention yis ytoV provide a garment supporter,`,made preferablyv of resilient material and thereby being capable'of being sprung 'and held into position between suitable buttons sewn atl the proper places on the inside ofthe trousers. l v Affuither object of the invention'. 1s to provide a device ofthecharacter described which yis capable of being held in placein ,a suitably formed pocket ,on the inside ofthe trousers. a

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,'reference-,being Vhad yto the accompanying drawings, in

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Figure 1 is ia perspective viewillustrating,

vthe -iirstl act of. the user of the supporterin gauging the position of the supporting hook on the shirt, Y 1 I Figure lQ/is a perspective view illustrating .i

the supporting hoolras having been fixediin-` its proper position'on the shirt, ,i Y, a

Figure*- 3 is a pers,pe'ctive Y View showing tlie garment supporter "as having been attached to the hook, Y

Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating the garment supporter on one side in dotted lines, the proper position thereof being illustrated as in line with the center of the hip, Figure 5 is a `detail perspective view of the garment supporter, Y

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating the garment supporter positioned in a pocket made for the purpose, on the inside' of the trousers, and 1 Figure 7 is a detail elevation illustrating a. slight modification whereinthe lowermost VSpecifica'tion ofLetters Patent.

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Y o ratentea eine: 28:1922. i926; `serial No'. 399,079; i

' buiten sioi'isipiaced by a: pendenifsbic vwith-a buttonhol'ef The garmentsupporter in Figure 15 .vconsists ofya body Vl"which"is preferably kmade celluloid4 ut may be lmade of any', other material which produces the reguisite Aquality or resiliency, ysov that the i i wings 24 may be contracted by. properly gripping the supporter" between thevfingers'and springing-the slot of the button 4.v t for example,fconsist of'light spring steel or-- otherinetal.y

Awpendent wing also has la slot'6V which is intended to receive lthe shank of the low- 3 `ov'erthe thread shank'` i Such other material may,

ermost and lcentrallfbutton 7 in thesame r' mannerthat the other slots 'receive the other s shanks., 'The readerv will observejat'. once that when thefsupporter 1 straightens out, due to its resilient properties, the basesv of the upper slots will be pushed tightly hold the supporter in place under all ordil Two slots'l8;in the lower button slot elastic loopy slot yas shown.y i Theinner strand Aof this' loop carries the; metallic feye. 10,there against the Shanks of the buttons and thus* j i body ofthe supporteril, carry-the elastic loopL 9 between them.v The kbranches from the lowerbeing another metallic eyellv fixed around.;

the base otthat partfofthe elastic which,`

embraces the eye 10,7101` they purpose of'caus-f, v

`ingthe eye 10 tostandout at an angle 'o'f approximately45y. This position; of theVv eye. 10` facilitates placing-it over the' hook 12 which isy afiiiiedto the shirt ofthewearer.

The modification infFigure-Gy consists in Y vprovidinga substantialllyi` T-shaped pocketV P, sewn on the inside ofthetrousers VTJ; but left with an opening O of sufficient,extent to enable the insertion-of the-garment sup-` porter 1 which isnow concealed fromfview, with-the exception of the eye 10. Of necessity this eye Inust b e exposed so as to reach the hook' 12, there being a slot S inthe pocket for the protruding 'of the eye.

' `lVhen the pocket P is employed, the buttons 4' and l7 are of course dispensed with, and should it be desired to employ the garmentV supporter' in connection with pocket holders, it may be found desirable to eliminate the slots '3 and 6. It is anticipated, however, that these slots will be formed in all of the garment supporters regardless of whether the supporters are used in connection with pockets P, because instances may ing by buttoning 7. yIn this form v arise where the subseduent use of' buttons in place of pockets may be found more desirable. Y

. The modificieon in Figure 7 Consistent attaching the strip 13, of a suitable fabric'. to the extremity of the Wing 5. This peni dentstrip has a buttonhole 14 by means of Y which the Wing V5 may be securedfrom risthe of the invention; the Wings 2 ar'eemployed the samel as before.

The mode of ,applicationlmaybe followed in connection with Figures 1 to 4 inclusive; The*buttons 4 and7 are sewn onlthe inside respectjto'the trousers seam so thatthe supportermlfdis nicelybal'anced on the hip of the wearer]v The Wings 2 are then grasped by thefjingersgboyved,and sprung in lplace v over the,1 shank ofthe button 4. Y The lovverl slot?l then l' afterwards.' E The` wearer now gauges the approximate fitted' over the single l, button T position of th hook 12 on hisshirt, by conthe yeye 10 .over in thel direction of the'ar'row ,Having properly gauged the positiomfthefhook 12 'is secured-tothe shirt as shown 1n the, in ers land lifted over the hook. FigureSffs ovvs the suppo'rterin position on the Y hooii,v onesideo the trousers beingdrawn 'tioifii 1n Vdottedv lines.

Out'inorder toillustrate the applicationr Fi ,re4 illustrates the supporter in posi- It is to'be observed that thej supporter is Well centered on the hip and Vthereby'linakesfa comfortable and secure sus-l taine'rl vfor the trousers.,v

' While` *the [construction and arrangement of the improved' garment supporter as here-` in de'scribedfand clai ed is that of. a generally preferred 2form', obviously modifica.- f

tions'and changesA may be' made vvithoutde'-y parting vrom'the spirit of the invention'lor .thscope' of 4 Ifc'laimIJ-L A 1 Y 1. "A supporter, comprising'. a body with a certain :part having openings,

strip v'15 over a button the body Abef.

ing of resilient material to'enable' springing the openings over companion support-- ing means 'on a garment, an elastic band looped through portions of said body, a butV ton opening bein'or formed in another partv of the body, and ain eye carried by the band for engaging aV fastening on an upper garment, l l. Y

` 2. A supporter, comprising a body having Wing, .all with end slots, thebody beingmade of resilient materialr toy enable springing the .slots over fastening means/on aglower gar.- .mentg an elastic band mounted on the pen-l dent yvinggincluding means v for its.r adjustoppositely extending WingsV and a pendent mentgfandan, eye carried by the band for.

ment.

8. A supportencomprisin'g a having oppositely extending Wings and a pendent 'Y all with end slots, the body being made. oiresilient'material toenable springing-fthev Wing,

slot's'over fastening means: on a lower gar-V ment; an elastic band mounted onthe pen-` ment; -anyeye carried by the band for engaging fastening means on an upper gar- .ment, andmeans carried by the'band caus-v type oi ing the eyeto standatlV an'angle in respect with said fastening means.

4, Garment supporting means, comprising thecoinbinat'ioln 'of a pocket, vvith an opening, secured` on theinsideof a garment;

.an d 'a '.'s"1 ipporter. insertedv intothejpocket throughsaid opening `and completely inclosing the supporting.' means, elastic band carrying anV eyeV protruding through aslot in lsaid pocket, for engage-V `mev'ntyjwithv fastening `mleansj on an upper garment.: i

oppositely extended 'Wingsand 'a-pen'dent yWing,thed former having end sdots'ior Ven-` Ql algal?? o an elastic gagement fivithl astening means ment 'vvhen the body iss'prung,

to the l supporter to facilitate engagement ik inoludin g lan `A supporter, body'with f band, -with an eye,v carried by the ,pendent 'y .Wingrandya -fabricextension secured to Y theppendentfiving, a buttonhole en- Y.

abling securing the pendent Wing to astenj Y ing means on said garme nt Y Y ....VTHERONLAMAR '(EAUDLE.y 

